Visites Ferme bio des Folaisons

Come visit a local collective farm where 5 partners (and soon 8!) co-manage the farm's activities. During the guided tour, you will be immersed in the farm's 5 workshops: - tour of the meadows where the cows and sheep graze - visit of the sheepfold and cow stall - tour of the cheese dairy - visit of the tunnels and market gardens - visit of the bakehouse and its ancestral bread oven Finish the visit with the farm market where you can taste and buy our products! Recommendations: pair of boots (high-heeled shoes prohibited!) and warm clothes (for the visit of the meadows) The Folaisons farm is located in Pluherlin, between Vannes, Redon and Ploërmel, in the small Arz valley and within the Landes de Lanvaux. This former seigneury and then farmhouse has been in operation since the 15th century. Mainly dairy cow breeding for the past few decades, the Folaisons farm is a collective farm created on April 1, 2022 by 5 partners: Manon, Etienne, Maëla, Yoann and Camille. 2 employees and an apprentice complete the team. On January 1, 2026, the team is expanding, 3 new partners will join the farm: Sara, Josphh and Cyprien. The 80 hectares exploited by the farm are mainly composed of meadows, natural and temporary, but also around ten hectares of wheat and cereal mix, and 4000m² of diversified market gardening. We raise a herd of 40 dairy cows of crossbred Prim Holstein, Montbéliarde, Brunes des Alpes, Bretonnes Pie Noire and Normandes. We also raise a herd of Lacaune dairy ewes. We produce a variety of vegetables, raw cow's and sheep's milk cheeses, yogurts, sourdough bread, as well as veal, beef, lamb, and mutton. Come and meet us at our farm market: every Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.! Good reasons to go: collective and diversified organic farm; family discovery; outdoor activity Tuesdays, October 21 and 28 at 3 p.m. Audience: all ages Duration: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes Group: min. 10 people up to max. 30 people. Prior reservation REQUIRED (online by clicking on the "book" button on this page or at the Questembert and Rochefort-en-Terre Tourist Offices). The largest event in France dedicated to company visits in Brittany, organized by the Federation of Brittany Tourist Offices! The participation fees for company visits collected as part of the Economic Tourism and Know-How Weeks of Brittany organized by the Federation of Tourist Offices of Brittany will be donated to the Fondation du Patrimoine association.

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